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Blinken warns Nile Dam talks could ‘boil over’

Biden’s nominee to be secretary of state promises "fully engaged” US policy in Horn of Africa, as the crisis between Ethiopia and Sudan escalates.

Week in Review
Week in Review
Jan 22, 2021
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Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. Blinken addressed some of the issues involving the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at the hearing. — Alex Edelman-Pool/Getty Images

Biden administration picks up Nile diplomacy

Antony Blinken, US President Joe Biden’s nominee to be secretary of state, warned this week in his confirmation hearing that talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could "boil over."

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